Cleaner pricing in Edinburgh

£14 to £22 per hour for standard Edinburgh domestic cleaning in Leith, Marchmont, Newington. £18 to £35 per hour for New Town (EH3), Stockbridge, Morningside, Bruntsfield and The Grange premium pockets. Short-let turnover £45 to £220 per flat. Tenement common-stair £80 to £250 per month. Commercial £0.08 to £0.18 per sqft per visit. Add VAT at 20 percent if VAT-registered.

Standard turnover £45 to £150 for 1 to 2 bed flats. Festival August (mid-July to early September) demand spikes 2 to 3x; quote 15 to 25 percent surcharge and protect capacity for retained operator accounts. The 2023 short-term let licensing scheme has consolidated stock with professional operators (Festival Lets, The Edinburgh Address, JG Apartments); build retained agreements with 3 to 5 of them.

£80 to £250 per stair per month depending on size, height and frequency. The factor (Ross and Liddell, James Gibb, Charles White, Hacking and Paterson) is the contracting party, not individual flat-owners. Lock in 20 to 60 stairs across 2 to 4 factor portfolios for recurring revenue. Annual contracts with monthly billing.

Yes for predictable July to August volume. Marchmont (EH9), Newington (EH8/EH9) and Tollcross student lets turn over every summer. Quote per-flat deep clean (£150 to £350 for a 3 to 4 bed HMO) at landlord portfolio rates. Lock in 30 to 80 flats across 2 to 4 landlords for guaranteed summer utilisation.

Public liability (£2m minimum, £5m for commercial), employer's liability (mandatory if you have staff), Disclosure Scotland PVG scheme membership where applicable (schools, care, vulnerable adults), and Living Wage Scotland accreditation for premium accounts. Quote certificates as overhead and print on every quote letterhead.

Hourly rates are £15 to £33 in the US, £15-35 in the UK, A£18-60 in Australia, R80-250 in South Africa, and C£15-55 in Canada. Most experienced cleaners prefer fixed-price by home size because hourly invites time-padding disputes.

By the job for standard, deep, or end-of-tenancy cleans where the scope is known. By the hour only for ad-hoc tidying where the customer wants to direct work in real-time. Fixed-price protects both sides.

Most cleaners bring their own basic supplies (vacuum, mop, microfibre, eco-friendly products). Some hourly bookings use customer supplies. Always confirm on the quote so there is no on-arrival argument.

Two or three for regular weekly bookings. Pricing is fairly consistent in any one area. The bigger variables are insurance, vetting, and whether the same cleaner attends every visit (better) or a rotating team (cheaper but variable).

Yes. Public liability insurance covers breakages and damage; workers comp covers injury on your property. Hire only insured cleaners; the cost of an uninsured cleaner damaging a hardwood floor or a flat-screen TV wipes out years of savings.